Engine Block: Cleaning: Cleaning
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 RAM Pickup and 2011 RAM Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Thoroughly clean the oil pan and engine block gasket surfaces.
Use compressed air to clean:
- Gallery at the oil filter adaptor hole
- Front and rear oil gallery holes
- Multiple Displacement System (MDS) oil gallery holes in the valley
- Oil feed holes for the crankshaft main bearings
Drilled and tapped holes should be free of debris upon assembly.
Once the block has been completely cleaned, apply Loctite R PST pipe sealant with Teflon 592 to the threads of the front and rear oil gallery plugs and coolant drain plugs. Tighten the oil gallery 1/4 inch x 18 NPT plugs to 20 N.m (15 ft. lbs.). Tighten the coolant drain 1/4 inch x 18 NPT plugs to 34 N.m (25 ft. lbs.). Tighten the 3/8 inch x 18 NPT plugs to 27 N.m (20 ft. lbs.).